Wealth-based inequality in the continuum of maternal health service utilisation in 16 sub-Saharan African countries

• Main Authors: Anteneh Asefa (Author), Samson Gebremedhin (Author), Tiara Marthias (Author), Herfina Nababan (Author), Aliki Christou (Author), Aline Semaan (Author), Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas (Author), Hanani Tabana (Author), Fadhlun M. Alwy Al-beity (Author), Jean-Paul Dossou (Author), Keneni Gutema (Author), Thérèse Delvaux (Author), Catherine Birabwa (Author), Mardieh Dennis (Author), Fassou Mathias Grovogui (Author), Barbara McPake (Author), Lenka Beňová (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Persistent inequalities in coverage of maternal health services in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region home to two-thirds of global maternal deaths in 2017, poses a challenge for countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets. This study assesses wealth-based...